SLOUGH FEG - Atavism - ITA Cruz Del Sur Edition - LISTEN

The fifth album and at the same time the first under the shortened name Slough Feg (previously The Lord Weird Slough Feg) - without a doubt the most underrated band of the last 15 years! Well, let us hope that this will finally change! "Atavism" was the third and last album recorded with the (second) guitarist and at the same time leader of the excellent band Hammers Of Misfortune (in which Slough Feg's vocalist Mike Scalzi was also involved) - John Cobbett. It is an album somewhat different from the brilliant "Traveller" (2003) that preceded it - although the playing here was still dense, heavy, and at times fast, intricate and almost progressive, the group introduced somewhat more acoustic elements and bet even more on melody. The melodies, in turn, are so catchy that when it ends your hand reaches for the PLAY button on its own! Another fantastic piece of material, whose only flaw is (like most of the band's records) its running time: 38 minutes. I devote a good deal of space to the Californians, but they genuinely deserve it. Indeed, instead of languishing in the underground (tickled by the unanimous delight of metal fans and critics - please check online...) - it is they who should be playing stadiums for tens of thousands of spectators! A MUST! (JL)